We didn't plan on it, but our Patron asked for it... so we covered CAPTAIN AMERICA! Anthony & Doc examine the Sentinel of Liberty, and what kind of responsibilities rest upon his broad, massive, sculpted shoulders. Listen now!
SHOW NOTES:
Intro
Shoutout to Stacking Benjamins podcast – (10:04)
Background (13:21)
Created by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941) from Timely Comics
Steve Rogers is a sickly kid from New York who volunteers for a government experiment to create a super soldier – the scientist responsible is killed after Rogers undergoes the procedure, leaving him the only result
Is given a bulletproof shield made of vibranium by FDR, and befriends young James Buchanan Barnes, aka Bucky
Battles the Red Skull, a Nazi super soldier, and other enemies of America and freedom
Cap and Bucky are presumably killed trying to defuse a bomb on a plane flying over the North Atlantic as World War II was coming to a close
Others carried the mantle of Captain America during the 1950s
Steve Rogers discovered encased in ice by Avengers, the super soldier serum keeping him alive in suspended animation – revived by the team and joins them
Befriends the Falcon, and falls in love with Sharon Carter, the niece of his wartime love Peggy Carter
During the 1970s, Steve becomes disillusioned with the American government and gives up mantle of Captain America, becoming "Nomad", a man without a country – takes up the suit again when he realized he could support the ideals without supporting the government
In the 1980s, he once again leaves the Captain America identity behind when the government forces him to work for them – becomes The Captain – John Walker becomes new Captain America – they battle, and Steve resumes his title, while Walker becomes US Agent
In "Civil War", Cap leads the Anti-Registration side against Tony Stark's pro-reg faction – he orders his team to stand down after realizing the fight is costing too much
Gets shot by assassin (revealed to be a brainwashed Sharon Carter) and "dies", but his body phases out of space-time until he is returned to the present by the Red Skull
Hands the Captain America mantle to Bucky, and takes over SHIELD until Bucky dies, at which point he resumes being Captain America
The serum in his body gets neutralized, and he rapidly ages to a 90 yr old man – Falcon takes over as Captain America, while he coordinates Avengers missions
After the Avengers: Standoff event, a girl named Kobik uses the Cosmic Cube to rewrite history, making Steve a HYDRA double agent since the beginning – although this was reverted, the public does not trust Steve Rogers
Issues (19:38)
Man out of time – has to adapt to all the changes associated with the new period
Has to be the moral center of the country/world (30:52)
Struggles with representing America – ideals vs government vs people (38:19)
Treatment (54:04)
In-universe
Out of universe (59:41)
Skit (67:03)
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